Oct 22
Magnetic disk drive storage was born in the 1950s—thanks, IBM!—but while storage density and power efficiency have rocketed, the lifetime for which data can be stored has remained about the same, at around a decade. That could soon change.
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Apr 24
Buffalo – Panasonic’s VIERA and DIGA recommended 3TB external HDD “HD-AVSV3.0U3/V”
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Buffalo is releasing a 3TB external HDD “HD-AVSV3.0U3/V” in the beginning of May, which the company says is particularly recommended for use with Panasonic’s VIERA TVs and DIGA DVD and Blu-ray disc recorders.
USB3.0 compliant “HD-AVSV3.0U3/V” allows you to record 3 TV programs simultaneously when it is connected to Panasonic’s USB3.0 compliant DIGA blue-ray disk recorder.
It’s only 12cm wide so it is extremely portable.
Price: ¥31,080 (including tax)
Size: 120 × 40 × 200mm
Weight: 900g
Estimated recording time: 374 hours for Digital terrestrial broadcasting, 265 hours for BS digital broadcasting
Mar 15
BUFFALO – Another 8 models in the “Design Selection HDD” series to be released
Posted in: Today's ChiliWe introduced the first models in Buffalo’s “Design Selection HDD” series in February.
Now, Buffalo has announced another 8 models of their designer portable HDD with USB 3.0 (1TB capacity will be released on March 25 2013.
All models are 13,860 yen:
– Pandaholic
– Cute eyes
– Dorothy
– Sapphire flash
– Monster’s safari
– Flower on water
– Flower in dream
– Look at me
Other specs:
Size: 77×14×114mm
Weight: 165g
Accessories: USB cable (50cm), instruction document
They can be …
Feb 27
Elecom – 3 data interfaces (USB3.0/FireWire800/eSATA) on the same HDD – “3TB LaCie d2 quadra USB3.0″
Posted in: Today's ChiliElecom is going to release a 3TB high-capacity HDD that is compatible with 3 kinds of interfaces (USB3.0/FireWire800/eSATA) – the “LaCie d2 quadra USB3.0″ originally made by LaCie (France).
It has 1 USB3.0 port (USB2.0 compatible) that allows for fast data transfer speeds – up to 5Gbps. And it has 2 FireWire 800 ports and 1 eSATA port making this unit very convenient.
Specifications:
Storage: 3TB
Size: 60 x 167 x 183(mm)
Weight: 1.7kg
Compatible OS: Windows …
Feb 22
Buffalo – “Design Selection HDD” – Finally, hard disk drives with some flair for design
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Are you getting bored with simple black or white HDDs? If so, you could consider one of Buffalo’s new HDD series: “Design Selection HDD” – 8 models in two series:
– HD-PCTU3-BD Series
– HD-PCTU3-WD Series
Designs use various patterns in simple and pop colors like pink and gold. It’s a portable HDD with USB3.0 that holds up to 1TB.
These models are only available upon request and Buffalo will be accepting orders until 1pm on March 4th at their online shopping site. …
Sep 29
Hard drive shipments recover from floods in Thailand, expected to reach record high
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Last year’s floods in Thailand caused hard drive shortages after wreaking havoc on a number of electronics manufacturers, but new stats from IHS iSuppli indicate that the HDD market for PCs has fully recovered and is poised to hit an all time high. The firm expects 524 million units for internal use in PCs to ship this year, besting the previous record by 4.3 percent. What’s giving the recovery an added boost? According to the analytics group, the extra demand comes courtesy of Windows 8 and Ultrabooks. Unfortunately for deal hounds, the company noted in a report earlier this year that prices aren’t expected to dip below the pre-flood range until 2014. If IHS iSuppli projections hold true, total annual hard drive shipments could reach 575.1 million by 2016.
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Sep 14
HGST develops helium-filled, high-capacity hard drives: no, they won’t float away
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With certain exceptions, talk of advanced hard drive technology regularly has a tough time escaping research labs. Western Digital’s HGST is promising a much more tangible project that could boost data capacities by a wide margin. By filling the gaps between drive platters with less buffeting-prone helium instead of air, HGST can safely fit as many as seven platters in a typical, 3.5-inch desktop hard drive instead of the current five. Going with the lower density gas creates a raft of side benefits, such as fitting more data on a single platter along with reducing the drag that both slows down and heats up the disk. We’ll have to wait until 2013 to see shipping helium-filled drives in our PCs; given the slightly exotic nature of the technique, though, we wouldn’t count on HGST or Western Digital handing out drives for free like balloons at a birthday party.
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Sep 12
Western Digital brings wafer thin 5mm hard drives to IDF, we go hands-on (video)
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We’re a jaded bunch here at Engadget sometimes, and with most of us using SSD-based systems these days it’s hard to get too excited about good old spinny disks. Still we’re also suckers for impressive technology, so our interest was piqued when Western Digital announced its 5mm thin 2.5-inch hard drives the other day. Luckily, the company saw fit to bring samples of its skinny new WD Black hybrid drive and WD Blue HDD to IDF 2012 and let us handle both briefly. The verdict? These are impossibly thin — perfect for all those nice Ultrabooks we’re expecting to see hit the market in the next few months. Details on performance, availability and pricing are scarce since these drives are intended for OEMs. Take a look at our gallery below, which includes thickness comparisons with WD’s upcoming 1TB 7mm thin HDD and a standard-sized loyalty card — then peek past the break for our hands-on video.
Update: yes, the loyalty card was demagnetized in the making of this video, and you now owe us all coffee.
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